Ash bucket



Oct. 9 1923. FLAJQZQS C. VOGT ASH BUCKET Filed April 25 1921 /4 INVENTOR. CARL vocn'r.

Patented Uct. Q),

CARL VOG'T, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

ASH BUCKET.

Application filed April 25,

To aZZ w/zom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL Veer, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver. in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash Buckets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ash buckets and the object of the invention is to provide in buckets of the type used in emptying ashes from a stove or furnace, a simple mechanism to automatically cover and uncover the opening thereof by the movement of a pivoted bail.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide in a bucket of the character mentioned, a battle which prevents the escape of dust into the atmosphere while the bucket is'being filled or emptied.

Further objects are to provide a bucket body. which is constructed of a single sheetv of metal and the durability of which is in creased by the provision of a multi-ply bottom, and still other objects reside in details of construction and a novel arrangement of parts all of which add to the usefulness, practicability and durability of the device,

An embodiment of my invention is illus trated in the accompanying drawings in the various views of which like parts are similarly designated, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ash bucket constructed in accordance with my invention, the lid which normally closes the opening of the bucket being shown in the open position;

Figure 2, a vertical section through the bucket with the lid in the closed position and Figure 3, a development of the single piece of metal which when folded forms of the bucket.

Referring more specifically to the drawings the body of my improved bucket has a forwardly slanting front 5 in connection with parallel sides 6 and a vertical back 7 formed at right angles to each other.

The top 8 of the body is curved to provide a dome 9 above an opening 10 which is formed in the downwardly slanting forward portion of the top adjoining the up per edge ofthe forwardly slanting front. The opening is normally closed by a lid 12 which is hinged at the upper edge thereof by means of a pin passing through alternately arranged knuckles on the adjoining the body 1921. Serial No. 464,096.

portions of the lid and the top of the body.

The lid has parallel end flanges 13 which in its closed position engage the sides of the body and its lower portion is formed into a lip 14 which overhangs the corresponding edge of the opening. The body is reen:--. forced along the lower edge of the opening by a riveted strip 15 the ends of which are bent at right angles along the side members 6.

Supporting strips 16 riveted underneath the botttom of the body are extended into forwardly projecting noses l6 at the front of the same to increase the stability of the bucket, a handle 17 at the lower portion of the back member 7 facilitates manipulation when the bucket is being emptied, and ears 18 attached at the sides of the body near the curved top member of the same are adapted for the pivotal connection of a bail 19 of conventional form and construction.

The operative connection between the bail and the hinged lid is established through the medium of curved arms 20 extending forwardly from the bail adjacent to its connections with the ears of the bucket and preferably formed integral of the wire of which the bail is made as best shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

The ends of the forwardly extending arms are formed into loops for their sliding connection with guide rods 21 fastened to the flanges of the lid. The guide rods which are riveted to the flanges in spaced relation to the outer surfaces thereof are integrally connected by a member 22 which passes through the rolled lip at the forward edge of the lid and thereby reenforces the struc ture. Angle lugs 23 projecting laterally from the sides of the bucket serve as rests for the bail when the lid is in the open position as illustrated in Figure l. t

The curved top of the bucket is extended beyond the point of connection of the hinged lid and bent inwardly to form a baii'le QL which prevents dust entering the arched dome of the structure from passing through the opening of the same.

The body of the bucket is formed of a single piece of metal the development of which is shown in Figure 3 in which the broken lines 25 indicate the lines along which the parts are bent. The side members 6 have at their outer edges flanges 26 which when bent at right angles rest against the inner surface of the slanting front member 5 to which they are fastened by rivets or other suitable means, and extensions 27 at the lower ends of the side members are formed to correspond with the bottom piece 28 of the body.

The bafiie 24, top 8, back 7, bottom 28 and front 5 of the body are made of a continuous strip of metal intermediate of the side members 6 and it will be observed that when the parts are folded the bottom piece together with the extensions of the sides form a three-ply bottom which greatly in creases the durability of the device.

In the operation of my invention the bucket is filled through the opening by plac ing the lid in the open position through backward movement of the bail. When the bail is moved to the upright position in which it is used to carry the bucket, the lid is automatically adjusted to its closing position and when the bucket is subsequently tilted by means of the handle 17 to empty its contentsthe lid is automatically opened by the pivotal movement of the body of the bucket relative to the ends of the bail while the latter is held in the hands of the user.

During both the filling and emptying operations the baffle 24- prevents dust rising in the dome of the bucket from escaping through the opening and thereby eliminates much of the annoyance and inconvenience experienced in the use of ash buckets of the conventional type at present in common use. It will be apparent that the slanting front beneath the opening of the bucket facilitates the work of discharging the contents of the same and that in the arrangement of the parts as shown and des ribed, simplicity of construction is combined with strength, durability and practicability in operation.

Having thus described my improved ash bucket in the best form at present known to me it is evident that in details of construction as hereinbefore described, the device may be varied within the scope of my invention as defined in the following claims.

WVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. A bucket comprising an angular body curved top member and a flat bottom member formed integrally of a single piece of metal,

an edge of the top member being spaced from the upper edge of the front member to form an opening.

2. A bucket comprising an angular body having a slanting front member, a back member, substantially parallel side members, a curved top member, an inwardly pro jecting bafiie at the upper edge of the front member and a fiat bottom member formed integrally of a single piece of metal.

3. A bucket comprising a body having an opening, a hinged lid having parallel guiderods, a pivoted bail, and arms extending from the bail in sliding connection with said rods.

1-. A bucket comprising a body having an opening, a hingedlid having parallel guide rods, a pivoted bail, and arms formed integral with the bail, in sliding connection with said rods.

5. A bucket comprising a body having an opening, a hinged lid having a lip overhanging an edge thereof, guide rods on the lid having a connection in reenforcing relation to its lip, a pivoted bail, and arms on the bail. in sliding connection with the rods.

6. A bucket comprisinga body having an opening, a hinged lid having parallel guiderods along opposite edges, and a pivotedbail having rigid arms provided with eyes in sliding engagement with the rods.

7. A bucket comprising a body having a bottom and a front slanting forwardly therefrom, and a reinforcing strip fastened to the bottom and projecting forwardly thereof, beneath said slanting front for the support of the bucket, the end portion of the strap being upwardly at a distance from the bottom and connected to the front.

8. A bucket comprising a body having a dome-shaped top, a forwardly slanting front, and an opening bounded by the upper edge of the front and the lower edge of the top, and a lid hinged to the top at the upper edge of the. opening, a baffle projecting inwardlyfrom the top at the upper edge of the opening to prevent the outward passage of ashes held in suspension in the dome shaped. part of the top.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

CARL VOGT, 

